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A few years ago, it was imperative for you to draft your running backs early. We might be nearing that strategy again.

With the depth at wide receiver and quarterback being good, most are turning their attention to grabbing their running backs early and addressing the deeper positions later in their drafts.

For me, I don’t just look at a running back’s talent when deciding who to select. I take offensive line and style of offense into play as well. Obviously, a power offense is attractive for drafting a running back, but an opened up passing attack can be good for a running back as well.

While I would recommend grabbing a safe running back early for your team, but don’t shy away from rookie running backs later as well. The last two years have produced Doug Martin (2012) and Eddie Lacy (2013), who both exploded as rookies. Bishop Sankey could end up as an attractive option for Ken Whisenhunt in Tennessee.